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School: Drogheda, Christian Bros. (roll number 16718)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. Ó Reachtabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 246

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    I am going to describe a story in connection with the monks of the Penal days. It happened in my home town about the year 1931.
    There is a school in Drogheda near Magdalene Tower. When the foundation was being laid a number of bones and skulls were found. One of the workers said it the graveyward of the Dominican Monks who lived there long ago.
    In the same place there was an underground passage through which the monks used
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    A. Mc Avinue
    Address
    Cord Road, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Avinue
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cord Road, Co. Louth